mackinac359 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Vacation to Peterbilt in Texas. I had a 50+ model truck display inside the factory as part of their open house. I took a "couple" of photos too.. I've uploaded the photos Here Thanks for looking. 3100 miles, 160+ miles of gas.. it is good to be home again. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo590 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Tim... What a VACATION... Still looking at and enjoying the pictures. You look like a proud "poppa" holding a newborn... How did you manage to pack everything...any issues during transportation?? How were the responses from people attending?? Welcome back safe and sound... Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Kurt yeah, I was quite pleased. The reaction from those attending was great. I was nice to have those that have designed them and built the real ones comment on my work. As for transportation - I packed everything loose, sort of. I built a 2nd level in the bed of my truck. Both upper and lower covered with thick/plush carpet. I parked models side by side (front facing forward) on the lower level, about 3 inches apart from each other. To access these the carpet was slid rearward. The upper level had models parked along the edge of the upper level (full width of the truck bed), and I used towels as padding along the walls and front of the box. I draped the black table cloths (sheets) over the backs of the models to keep them from bouncing around. Inside the cab (crew cab pickup) I folded the rear seat and put an old coffee table on top of the floor, and a piece of plywood on top of the table creating 2 levels. The models in the lower level of the pick-up box suffered no damage. Three models on the upper level were damaged. My black/white roof 378 vaulted forward after a particularly large bump near Green Bay, Wisconsin on the trip down. The 378 smacked the green 350 COE. It launched forward and smacked the red PIE 351 tanker. The 350 lost its cab and horn. The 351 PIE lost its cab/hood, exhaust, a headlight and air cleaner. The 378 suffered a scratched bumper. On the return trip the yellow Waukesha snow plow lost a hydraulic plow cylinder and the orange 379-127 lost a spot mirror. Not too bad for all those miles and bumps. Once I got home I managed to break off the grille gaurd/bumper off the gold/red 389 and a couple of antennas. Tim Tim... What a VACATION... Still looking at and enjoying the pictures. You look like a proud "poppa" holding a newborn... How did you manage to pack everything...any issues during transportation?? How were the responses from people attending?? Welcome back safe and sound... Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T. Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Soooooo......That is what a little part of heaven looks like? You look like you had blast! And thank you for always providing us with excellent reference photos! J.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyclaw Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 TIM; Now That's a vacation! Sorry to hear you did suffer some attrition; but you did pretty well considering the volume of trucks you had to carry. What a great display....I'm sure the guys at the factory enjoyed it...great work...you are the "Ambassador" of model trucking! matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Perfect vacation for the Peterbilt King! Was looking over all of the pics you added to your site. You sure were a shutter-bug down there, and you look mighty happy standing behind that table. I like the shot of you're Ole' Number One sitting on the hood of the real Ole' Number One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studioman3 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Tim, As usual, this is just awsome! its great that they give you such a great hands on tour, and in return, you probably blew their minds with that collection of models. Heck, I still can't tell the differance between yours and theirs. Just amasing! A true inspiration. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey429 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I absolutely loved the pics, Tim, especially that two tone 389. The green Wal-Mart trucks were neat too. In case you're wondering, I do have a thing for Green Peterbilts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docf225 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Looks like a little slice of heaven there Tim. As always, your work is incredible. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Tim, Looks like you had fun. You must have felt proud to have been invited by Peterbilt to put on a display of your trucks at their factory. I have often thought that you could write a book of the history of Peterbilt using your model truck builds, PS. Did they give you a drive of one of the real toys? Best Wishes Dave Bates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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